Click on the link below to register and for more information. EVERYONE MUST REGISTER FOR THE EXAM.

Click here for more information
]]>http://www.forsythsheriff.org/7797/feed/0Man Found Dead Near Burglary Scenehttp://www.forsythsheriff.org/man-found-dead-near-burglary-scene/
http://www.forsythsheriff.org/man-found-dead-near-burglary-scene/#commentsThu, 16 Jul 2015 12:59:33 +0000http://www.forsythsheriff.org/?p=7795On July 11th at approximately 7 a.m., Deputies with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a deceased person at 8290 Brown Bridge Rd. Upon arrival Deputies identified Joseph Pollard, 42, of Gainesville, who was pronounced dead on scene.
The investigation showed that Pollard and Jeffery Chester, 51, of Cumming were committing a Burglary at 8290 Browns Bridge Road. During the Burglary, Pollard died on scene.
Chester returned to the scene and was arrested for Burglary. The cause of Pollard’s death is pending an autopsy conducted by the GBI. It is believed Chester was with Pollard at the time of his death; however no foul play is suspected at this time in Pollard’s death.
]]>http://www.forsythsheriff.org/man-found-dead-near-burglary-scene/feed/0Safe Summer Kickoffhttp://www.forsythsheriff.org/safe-summer-kickoff/
http://www.forsythsheriff.org/safe-summer-kickoff/#commentsThu, 28 May 2015 17:03:34 +0000http://www.forsythsheriff.org/?p=7716

Join us on Saturday for the Safe Summer Kickoff!

The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office will join Safe Kids Forsyth for a bicycle rodeo and safety festival. We will be distributing a limited supply of helmets, so bring yours if you have one.

Volunteers will be teaching bicycle control, balance, and riding courtesy. Our Bike Patrol Unit will also be on scene for riding demonstrations.

The event will be held at the Cumming Fairgrounds Parking Lot at 300 Castleberry Road from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

]]>http://www.forsythsheriff.org/safe-summer-kickoff/feed/0BODY FOUND IN CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER IDENTIFIEDhttp://www.forsythsheriff.org/body-found-in-chattahoochee-river-identified/
http://www.forsythsheriff.org/body-found-in-chattahoochee-river-identified/#commentsThu, 28 May 2015 17:01:19 +0000http://www.forsythsheriff.org/?p=7714On May 23rd, Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded with the Forsyth County Fire Department and the U.S. Park Service to a drowning in the Chattahoochee River in the area of the McGinnis Ferry Boat Ramp.

Robert Allen Hancock, 61, of Lawrenceville had been found submerged in the water by fishermen. Hancock’s boat was also found nearby. The initial investigation revealed no signs of foul play. Detectives believe that Hancock may have fallen from his boat. An autopsy is scheduled at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab.

]]>http://www.forsythsheriff.org/body-found-in-chattahoochee-river-identified/feed/0ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECTS STEAL CUSTOMER’S VEHICLEhttp://www.forsythsheriff.org/armed-robbery-suspects-steal-customers-vehicle/
http://www.forsythsheriff.org/armed-robbery-suspects-steal-customers-vehicle/#commentsThu, 28 May 2015 17:00:54 +0000http://www.forsythsheriff.org/?p=7712At 3:39 a.m. this morning, two black males entered the RaceTrac located at 915 McFarland Parkway brandishing handguns and demanded money from the registers. The suspects took an undisclosed amount of cash during the robbery and also demanded the car keys, cell phone, and wallet of a customer inside the store. The suspects then left the area in that customer’s vehicle.

A person on scene at the RaceTrac attempted to follow the two suspects. That person called 911 and a traffic stop was made by several different law enforcement agencies in Fulton County. The vehicle that was followed was not the stolen vehicle and there was no immediate evidence to suggest it was directly involved in this robbery and that vehicle was subsequently released.

There were no injuries in this incident. Surveillance footage and other information will be released shortly. If anyone has any information about this robbery, please contact the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Section at 770-781-3071.

]]>http://www.forsythsheriff.org/armed-robbery-suspects-steal-customers-vehicle/feed/0HOME INVASION SUSPECT IN CUSTODY, ONE STILL AT LARGEhttp://www.forsythsheriff.org/home-invasion-suspect-in-custody-one-still-at-large/
http://www.forsythsheriff.org/home-invasion-suspect-in-custody-one-still-at-large/#commentsThu, 28 May 2015 17:00:12 +0000http://www.forsythsheriff.org/?p=7710On February 2nd, 2015, a male and female suspect forcibly entered the home of a 70-year-old woman near Pilgrim Mill Road in an apparent burglary attempt. The victim confronted the suspects, who shot her multiple times. The victim was hospitalized and survived her injuries.

The male suspect was identified as Corey Waithe, 25, of Decatur, GA. Waithe was shot multiple times by another homeowner during a similar home invasion in Fulton County. Waithe was arrested and remains in the Fulton County Jail with pending charges in Forsyth and Cobb Counties.

The female suspect was identified as Samira Young, 28, also of Decatur, GA. Young remains at large and is pictured here. Samira is currently wanted on charges in Forsyth and Cobb Counties. Her current whereabouts are unknown.

Waithe and Young are also suspected in two other residential burglaries on the same date and approximate time in close proximity to this incident. The US Marshall’s Office has been tasked with finding Young. If anyone has any information, please call Atlanta Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS

On March 27th, 2015, the Georgia General Assembly passed a resolution to honor Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and a Forsyth County Communications Officer for their actions on June 6th, 2014 at the Courthouse shooting. During the shooting, deputies engaged Dennis Marx, who attacked the Courthouse armed with multiple firearms and explosives, ultimately killing him.

The resolution was brought before the Assembly by Representative Kevin Tanner and State Senator Michael Williams. Sheriff Duane K. Piper and Chief Deputy Michael Giordano joined fourteen deputies, including Deputy Daniel Rush, who was shot by Marx in the leg during the shooting. Forsyth County Communications Director Pat Giordano joined Communications Officer Ginger Adams in attendance as well. The resolution took place after the invocation at 11:00 a.m. at the Georgia State Capitol.

]]>http://www.forsythsheriff.org/forsyth-deputies-honored-at-georgia-state-capitol/feed/0Special Needs Expohttp://www.forsythsheriff.org/special-needs-expo/
http://www.forsythsheriff.org/special-needs-expo/#commentsMon, 23 Mar 2015 14:01:07 +0000http://www.forsythsheriff.org/?p=7560Join the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office and many more at the Special Needs Resources Fair this Saturday. Many groups will be on hand for you to learn about resources available for you and your family. Our Special Needs Awareness of Public Safety (SNAPS) program will be there as well!

The event is Saturday, March 28th from 2-4 p.m. at Sharon Forks Library.

]]>http://www.forsythsheriff.org/special-needs-expo/feed/017-YEAR-OLD KILLED IN SINGLE VEHICLE CAR CRASHhttp://www.forsythsheriff.org/17-year-old-killed-in-single-vehicle-car-crash/
http://www.forsythsheriff.org/17-year-old-killed-in-single-vehicle-car-crash/#commentsThu, 12 Feb 2015 15:23:44 +0000http://www.forsythsheriff.org/?p=7439On February 11, 2015 at 10:30 p.m., deputies with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single vehicle crash on Dr. Bramblett Road at Milford Lane. Deputies located a 1998 Honda Civic, driven by 18-year-old Ashton Ciunowicz of Cumming. The vehicle was traveling southbound and left the roadway while negotiating a curve. The vehicle traveled down an embankment, began to roll, struck a tree, and continued to roll until coming to a rest.

The passenger, 17-year-old Caleb Ammons of Cumming, was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the vehicle. Ammons died on scene as a result of the injuries sustained in the crash. Ciunowicz was cut out of his seatbelt and taken to North Fulton Hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Drugs and Alcohol are not suspected in the crash at this time. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Crash Investigations Unit.

]]>http://www.forsythsheriff.org/17-year-old-killed-in-single-vehicle-car-crash/feed/0Cumming Man Dies in Car Crashhttp://www.forsythsheriff.org/cumming-man-dies-in-car-crash/
http://www.forsythsheriff.org/cumming-man-dies-in-car-crash/#commentsMon, 26 Jan 2015 16:14:10 +0000http://www.forsythsheriff.org/?p=7412A 54-year-old man died Sunday night, January 25th at 10:35 p.m. after being involved in a two vehicle car crash on Old Atlanta Road near Daves Creek Drive.
According to Deputy First Class Andrew Ives, Traffic Specialist Investigator with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, Kenneth Payne of Cumming, Ga. was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.
Payne was driving a 1997 Chevrolet Blazer traveling north on Old Atlanta Road negotiating a curve at Daves Creek Drive. A 2013 Nissan Leaf, driven by Kirthika Sivasubramanian (34-year-old) of Cumming, Ga. was traveling southbound on Old Atlanta Road; also negotiating a curve near Daves Creek Drive. It was determined the Blazer being driven by Payne was traveling north in the southbound lane of Old Atlanta Road. Due to the curve in the roadway, Sivasubramanian did not have time to react when she saw the Chevrolet Blazer in her lane. The Blazer and Leaf collided head-on in the southbound lane.
Kirthika Sivasubramanian was transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation by the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Crash Investigation Unit.
]]>http://www.forsythsheriff.org/cumming-man-dies-in-car-crash/feed/0